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The Chairman of Building Com
mite was authorized to purchase all
the stoves, wood and coal necessary
for the new Jail.
The Equalization Committee report
that the assessment rolls of the city
a,>J to,,o.L;, -. L. o~,.l:l ~. c.lls
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10th coNaREss.
State GovernInent.

EXECUTIVE OFFICERS.
Governor, Cyrus q. Luce.
Lieut.-Uovernor, James II. Mcdonald.
Secretary of State, Gilbert X. Usmun.
state Treasurer, George l.. Maltz.
Auditor-General, Henry Ii. Aplin.
Commr Of Land office, Roscoe ID. Dix.
Attorney-General, Moses Taggart.
oupt. Public lnst'n, Joseph Estabrook.
Board Of Education, Samuel s. Babcook.
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The clerk was ordered to adversize
for sealed bids for the old Jail.
The contract for doing all the coun-
ty printing to November LIST, 1888,
was let to the Journal for $3.50.
Bills amounting to 1920, for funer-
al expenses of the late G. l.. Lynch,
was allowed by the Board. Also the
following bills:
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Toledo, o. Jany. 25th, 1885.
have used Surprise Liniment for rheu-
matism and have never found Its equal for
rheumatism. sprains or bruises. j. A.
Keefer. S14y1
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Itch, Mango. and scratches OF every
kind on human or animals cured In 30
minutes by Woolford's Sanitary Lotion.
This never fails. Sold by II. Beebe, drug
gist, Alpena, Mich. S45m6.
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APPOINrEn oEFIcRna

lnspector-General, Frank ID. Newberry, Of Br.nsh
Quartermaster-Gcn, Sherman Is. Daboll, of elm
Clinton. - N
Com. Of Railroads, John 4. Rich, of Lancer
Com. OF Insurance, Ii. 4. Raymond, of Bay. -
Warden state Prison, Hiram +. Hatch of jackson.
salt inspector, Geo. W. Hill, of Saginaw,
Watkins oil Kent. -
Populatlon OF State in 1884 wns $50 aak
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1vARIETY STORED
DOCK STREET.

Headquarters for Crock
cry, Glassware, Lamp Goods
and Fruit Jars. Also in
stock, Velocipedes, Express
Wagons, Hammocks, Gro
quet Sets. Bird Cages, Tin
ware, Table and Pocket Cut
lery,. Towels, Toweling, Oil
Cloths, Corsets, Laces, Hos
ierN Gloves, Notions, and
New Goods added every
week. We invite COMPARE
son of stock and prices.
LANGwORTHY & HISER,
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Thu latest Gurnrlse

Surprise Eminent cures rheumatism
neuralgia, Group and spraIns. At drug
gists. Surprise Medicine Co., Sandusky
70. 0l4y1
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# state in 1884 was I, $50, s25.
SUPREME COURT.

,.v c-,- Term Expires
'"'nee " E"hpoell' Detroit, Dec 81, 1887
-, ASSOCIATE JUSTICES.
hotnas NJ; Sherwood, Kalamazoo, Dec 81, 1889
John w. Champhn, Grand Rapids, Dec 81 1891
Allen b. Morse, OF Iona, Dec. ST. isos
he Judges are elected by the people and hold
oihct eight years Salary, ~, 900 per year, Clerk
81 supreme Court is Charles Z. Hopkins salary.
5000 per year.
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TOWNSHIPS.
Alpcna township,
Leon Mainville, supervisor
William Morris township clerk
Frank Lacomb, township treasurer
Charles Taylor, highway commissioner.
Maple Ridge township,
Josiah ID. kingsberry, supervisor.
james II. Titus, township cler,
Thomas Mckay, township treasurer
James Gardner, highway commissionsr.
Long Rapids township,
David X MsriindGie, supervisor.
william Leroy, township clerk
aithur Macarthur. township treasurer
Alexander Wilson, highway Commissioners.
Green township,
John a. Kelly, supervisor.
nionzo Green, township clerk.
william J. Carney, township treasurer
orandVilie Fowler, highway commissioner,
Wilson township.
Charles n. Wise, supervisor.
Noble nj. Brackinreed, township clerk
william II. Aiming, township treasurer
Elhanan w. Cook, highway commissioner
Sanborn township,
James I. sanborn, supervisors.
Eri IA. 1oland, township clerk
FRANK Ossick, township treasurer
Charles Belmore, highway commissioner
ossineke township.
Ezekiel Ueror, supervisor.
George w. Stovel, township clerk
John Loomis, township treasurer
JHmes Early, highway commissie
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Steamer City Of Msckinaesst Ignaes.
Steamer Rsmora, French river.
Barge wend the Wave. $4,000 lumber. and 900
shingles. sandusky.
Barge Lamb. $4,000 iumtsr, Cleveland.
October II.
Steamer City Of Maekinsc. Detroit
Steamer Arundel. Bay City.
Schooner Hale. 100000 lumber, Toledo.
Propeller II. Stewart. 5000 lumber. Toledo.
Barge Genesss Chief. 300 900 lumber. Detroit.
Barge Potter, $50, 900 lumber. Toledo.
October "a.
Steamer Metropolis. Bay City.
Steamer City Of Aipena, st. Ignsss.
Steamer Atlantic, Detroit and Cleveland.
Schooner Lone Star, 800 900 lumber. Detroit.
soow Aunt Ruth, 10000 lumber. vsrmiiiion.
Barge COTE. 800 900 lumber, Toledo.
Propeller cowis, $4,000 lumber. sandusky.
October Is.
Steamer City Of Maekinac, st. Ignass.
Steamer City OF Aipsns. Detroit.
The total shipments for the week, by
vessels that reported, were
Lumber, feet. ,e4T, 900
,2i0o0
Lath 100000
The total shipments OF lumber, shingles,
railway ties, posts, ETC., from the CON-
Of navigation, 1887, by YES
sells that reported, are as follows;
Lumber, 5000
e.si4ooo
Lath pieces 100000
Railway 73b.tis
Posts...... $1,000
Telegraph 900
Cords Of as
Match timber. cords ii5
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SUPREME COURT OF THE UNITED STATES.
Michigan Congressman.

hichigan congressman.
THE SENATE.
omar ID. Conger, term expires 1887
Nhomas w. Palmer, term expires 1889.
- HOUSE OF REPREsENrArryxs
l William Y. Maybury, Detroit.
2 Nathan b. Eldridge, Adrian,
james " DonnelI, Jackson
4 Julius Q. Burrows, Kalamazoo
Charles Z. Comstock, Grand Rapids
Q Edwin D. Winans, Hamburg
Z Ezra Z. Carlton, Port Huron
Timothy Il. Hrsney East Saginaw
byron NJ. CuLcheon, ManIstee
10 Spencer y. Fisher, West Bay City.
IL seth &. MOtfatt, Grand Traverse
Those marked are Republicans.
49th coNoREss
The Senate consists of 10 Republicans, 81 Demo-
Gratis, and Re-adjusters.
House OF Representatives consists Of 1872 Demo-
erals, liO Republicans and Greenbacker,
Number OF Representatives. $40.
The salaries of Senators and Representatives ara
tooVO each per annum with sl25 allowan for sta
5iOnery and 20 cents mage
- The Senators hold Office for six years and tina
Representatives for two years.
Ihe counties composing the Tenth congressional
as riet are AS follows: Apena, AlconG Bay, Clare
crawford, Cheboygan, Emmett, Gladwin Iosor
siontmoreney, Otsego, Ogemaw, Presque Isle RoA
common and Tuscola.
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Population of city in 1884 wa, e,aio.
BOARD OF SUPERVISORS.

BOARD OF sUPEKvIsons
Benjamin II. Young, from Ist Ward
John Kunath from I'd Ward.
Angus Y. Mcdonald, from Bird ward
samuel II. Pangborn, from Alpena city
Leon Mainville, from Apena township
Josiah u. kingsberry, from Maple Ridge towushsp
David Il. Martindae, from Long RAPIDS tovnsh,rr
John A. Kelly. from Green township S>
Charles H. Wise, from Wilson towpsbin
James L. Sanborn, from Sunborn townsbin
Erkiel Geror, from OsSineke township
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Drunkenness, or Liquor Habit, Posi-.
lively Cured by Administering DIR.
Haines, Golden Specific.

Itcan be given In cup OF coffee or
tea without the knowledge OF a person
taking IL; is absolutely harmless and will
er the patient is moderate drinkeror an
alcoholic wreck. Thousands OF drunk
ards have been made temperate men who
have taken theGolden Specific In their cof-
fee without their knowledge. and to-day
believe they quit drinking of their own
free will. 1T NEVER FAILS. The sys-
TEN once impregnated with the Specific II
becomes an utter impossibility for the liq.
uor appetite to exist. For full particulars
address GOLDEN SPECIFIC Co., 1875 Race
st., Cincinnati, Ohio. 700yI
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senator, Goth district, Andrew Harshaw.
Distiiot consists of the counties of Alpena Alec
na, lOsco, Ogemaw and Oscoda
Population OF district in 1884 was 81, $780,
Representative, Alpena district, Frank A. Baldwin
District consists of Alpena, Montrnoreney. and
Otsego counties. "
Population of district in 1884 was l747o.
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REFERENCE COLUMN.
United states Governmeat.
PRESIDENT.
tephsn Grover Cleveland. SALARY. AGO ooo
THE CABINET.

THE CABINET.
Secretary Of State, Thomas L. Bayard. Of r,,..-.
secretary OF Treasury, Charles S. FairehiId.
secretary OF War, VIM, L. Endieott OF Mas.
secretary OF Navy, VIM. q. Whitney, of Nv
Secretary Of Interior, l.. O. G. Lamar, OF Mis-.
postmaster General, VIM. II. Villas, Of Wisoon.i.
Attorney-GeneTal, A. IL. Garland. of Arkansn.
SALARY of each, $1,000.
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WE SHALL CONTINUE

To keep at the head of the procession in
the Clothing Trade, and whoever has
clothes to buy can depend upon us for the
best. Always the BEST while as for prices
we give every customer an agreement-if
wished-to refund money for any article
that can be bought cheaper elsewhere, if
promptly returned.
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JUDICIAL.

JUDICIAL.
The Twenty-sixth judicial circuit consists of The
counties OF Alpena, Presque Isle, Montmorenoy
and Otsego, and is presided over by Judge Franz
limerick The terms Of the court are as follows:
Alpena county
second Tuesday of February.
First Tuesday of May.
Second Tuesday OF August
First tuesday OF November.
Montmorency county
Third Tuesday OF May.
Third Tuesday Of september
otsego county
Third Tuesday OF January.
Third Tuesday OF June
First Tuesday of October.
Presque Isle county
oeoond Tuesday of January.
Second Tuesday of June.
Second Tuesday Of October.
COUNTY oFFIorns.
Under Sherif--James L. Denton,
Clerk-M. Brien.
Ireasurer-Andrew j. Simmons
Prosecuting Attorney-Jamas MCNAMARA.
Register OF Deeds-John r. Kelly
Judge CT Probate-Geo. s. Lester.
Circuit Court Commissio er-Charles D,AioIo
ourveyor-Fred A. Rice.
Coroners-Peter Owens and Lewis j. Partridge.
BOARD OF SCHOOL EXAMINES
O. Dewey Chairman. Il; L. Little, Secretary.
Fred N. Fletcher.
Population Of county in 1884, I2,T7.
|
COMMON COUNCIL.
., Aldermen.William E. Carr, George Master,.
Thomas q. McCandlish, Damas Desjardins. Alex.
inder Campbell and Malcolm McPhee.
CITY OFFICERS.
Mayor, Arthur Pack.
aeoor.er, William A. Mcdonald.
Treasurer, William III. Post
Samuel III. Panpbor
Justices OF Peace, Charles D'Aigle, Charles Cook.
and Henry Clothier. N0'"'
yity Attorney, Charles Il. williams
Iity Marshal, Sylvester Westrope
street Commissioner, Warren Head
,hief Engineer Fire Dept, Albert i, povsy
.ity Physician, DIR. Cameron,
,ity surveyor, fred A. Rice.
iarber Master, Casper Alpern
'ound Master, Charles l.. Lynch
Joseph Reinke. %"
BOARD or EDUCATION.
Edward X. Potter, Charles L. Rimbsll. lama.
!. rotter Andrew J. Simmons, David Bruno, and
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The Worlds Base Ball Championship
Won by the Detroit Club.

The result of the games played be-
tween the Detroits, the champions Of
the League" and the Browns, of st.
Louis, the champions of the "Associa-
tion," for the championship of the
base ball world, is as follows:
GAMES WON BY st. LOUIS.
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Total valuation of Alpena coun-
ty as equalized, s3,335,0O0.
The Board ordered that the follow
ing taxes be raised in the various
townships, for State, county, school
aud HI ,yo ", v>,,rno.n..
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Caruthers and Bushong for the Browns
The game yesterday, at Chicago.
resulted in the Detroits making 4
runs, and the Browns runs.
The last game of the series will be
played this afternoon at st. Louis.
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JUDICIAL.
The Twenty-sixth judicial circuit oonsist. Of tbs
counties OF Alpena, Presque Isle, Montmorenov
and Otsego, and is presided over by Judge Franz
limerick. The terms of the court are as follow:
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abe other to put these items Of un-
authorized expenditure into an APP
preparation Bill, and endeavor to
obtain the color of legal sanction
for it long after the money had been
paid out of the Treasury.
A verbal explanation to the Leg
islature will not satisfy the require
ments of honest finance in this case,
however much it might satisfy mem-
bers of that body, for the reason
that should the Appropriation Bill
pass with these items in ii, the fact
of unlawful expenditures having
been made will be covered up, and
the financial history of the biennial
period would make no mention of it.
Let the Cabinet face its responsible
ties like men and not endeavor to
shirk them in this way.
SPECTATOR.
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AVOID HASTE.

Mr.. Widemann cautioned the As,
sembly the other day against too
much haste in dealing with meas
ures presented for consideration.
Some honorable members probably
thought that Mr.. Widemann was
too slow. II so, we cannot agree
with them. The circumstances, in
our opinion, justified the protest.
There is a wide difference and pal
pable distinction between uselessly
frittering away time in fruitless
chickering's, and hasty rushing
through of measures without allow
ing opportunity and time for thor
ough deliberation. The both ex-
tremes are bad, and the latter the
worse Of the two. Judging from the
numbers of amendments and rescind-
ings Of Acts or parts of Acts of pre-
vous sessions. which are made every
session, hasty or insutllciently con-
sidered Legislation is one of the most
conspicuous flaws in Hawaiian legis-
lative work. Better things are eX-
pected of the present set of men,
and we should be sincerely sorry if
they failed to justify the expecta-
ton. As a general rule, it is better
to defer legislation than to be too
hasty about it. To make law one
session which has TO be annulled the
next, or to make law which is
found to teen with defects when it
comes into force, is not creditable
to the Lawmakers. Undoubtedly,
the present session, which is an ex-
ira one called for specific purpose,
has already more matter before it
than can be properly digested in the
four or five weeks, understood by
many at the commencement of the
session to be the limit of time for its
continuance. Some of the measures
brought forward belong properly to
n rpoIIlar and not a sDecial session.
and should have been held back
until next May. If all the measures
introduced and those Of which no.
tice has been given are to be finally
disposed of at this meeting, we do
not see how a protracted session or
hasty work is TO be prevented. We
hope for the sake of the country the
latter contingency will be avoided.
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A QUESTIONABLE INNOVATION.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-The present
Cabinet has made very question
able innovation in financial legisla-
ton, in the shape of Bill supple
mental to the Appropriation Act,
1886, because the title does not
really disclose its purposes. 1t is
in part an amending bill and in part
Bill of Indemnity. The practical
effect, however, is to cover up the
tracks of Ministers and prevent the
legislature and country ascertaining
what amount of money has been
spent by the Reform Cabinet in ex-
press violation of law. This is
hardly straightforward procedure,
and it is certainly one which is cal
culated to create suspicion if not
distrust.
Why not come forward manfully
and say, "We have spent such and
such sums for the purposes stated,
by resolution of Cabinet, without
authority of law, and we ask the
Legislature to indemnify u.s." That
would have been straightforward
and honest, but is neither one nor
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ABOLISH PENSIONS.

EDITOR BULLETN:--One of the
most hopeful signs of the times in
Hawaii is the movement in the Leg
islature looking TO the stoppage of
the flow Of gifts (called "settle-
ments") of the peoples money to
individuals.
President Cleveland very pro-
perly holds, that public office in the
United States, is public trust, and
no one will have the temerity to say
that this is not or ought not to be
the rule in Hawaii. Taxes are as
sessed and collected for the bona
fde purposes of the Government,
and not for gifts 'settlements")
to favored individuals, high or low,
male or female. The legislators of
this Kingdom are the trustees of the
tax payers of this Kingdom, and are
intrusted with the control and dis
bursement of the public monies, pro
bono publico, and for the greatest
good to the greatest number, within
the meaning and purview of, and
according to the Constitution and
laws of the Kingdom, and there is
nothing in the Constitution or laws
authorizing them to make settle
ments, id est, gifts to individuals,
either of high or low degree, and
when they make such gifts, they
violate the trusts reposed in them,
and perpetrate fraud upon the tax
payers and the people.
There is but one precedent for
any such gifts in the United States;
the Congress of the. United States
passed an Act giving five thousand
dollars to one of the heirs (who was
poor and needy of Thomas Jeffer-
son, (the author of the Declaration
of Independence and twice elected
President of the United States) and
that Act raised a hue and cry
throughout the length and breadth
of the land, and John Randolph of
Roanoke said, inter atia, "Phren-
zied be the head that advised it;
and palsied be the hand that wrote
it; and political damnation to the
men who passed it; and hemp
cord to the anti-republican spirited
scoundrel who still advocates it,"
and that hue and cry never stopped
until those who passed the Act were
politically damned; and let those,
if there be such, who contemplate
action, or speech in favor of such
gifts prepare for the political dam
nation that will surely await them;
and also remember that hemp is not
an unknown quantity in Hawaii.
The tax payers of this Kingdom
should one and all be consulted be-
fore their money is given to any of
these pensioners, and if, upon
popular vote upon the question, the
AK payers should unanimously say,
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END0RSEM EMIT OF Mr..
IhuRSI0N.

EDITOR BULLETIN:-Allow me to
express my admiration for Mr..
Thurston, and the pluck which he
evinced, when questioned about the
payment of the MakIki Claims. 1t
is well known that he saved this
country from the interference of
German guns, as the claims of
Schnack and Herring had been re-
ported to Berlin. Moreover, he
acted like an honest official, who
could and would not consent to the
robbing of peaceful subjects by the
Government, when at the same time
this Government demanded honesty
from all its employees. A Minister
who does not insist upon unsoiled
honor of the country, which he re.
presents, is not fit to occupy such
position. ANTI-LANTANA.
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A REPLY TO A CONVERT.

EDITOR BULLETIN AN "Obser-
yer observed" is the title of an ar
ticle in your issue of Thursday night,
over the signature of ga Convert. !"
He certainly could not have read
the article he is criticizing very
carefully, when he states that it
says "1he Honolulu Rifles have all
the credit for the successful estab-
lishment of a reform Government;
The article in question says; "lf
the Honolulu Rifles played such a
prominent part in the establishment
of a reform Government as your
worthy correspondent asserts Gre
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BY AUTHORITY.
SEALED TENDERS.

Sealed tenders will be received at
the Interior Office until TUESDAY,
November 10, 1887, at II o'clock
noon, for the erection at Laimi, MI
uanu Valley, OF building to contain
a Turbine and Dynamos for the
Honolulu Electric Light System.
Also for the erection of a dwelling
house and out-buildings for the use
Of Electrician and staff.
Plans and Specifications can be
seen and all necessary information
obtained, upon application to the
Office of the Superintendent of Pub
lie Works.
Bids for the foundation work must
be separate from those for the super
structure.
All tenders must be endorsed /:
"Tender, Electric Light Station"
The Minister of the Interior does
not bind himself to accept the lowest
or any bid.
LORRlN A. THURSTON,
Minister Of the Interior.
Interior Office, Nov. 8, 1887. S5 Ct
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procured all the information attain
able, and having carefully weighed
the subject under discussion, decide
according to their best judgment,
regardless of factonal interests and
personal considerations. Everybody
will not be pleased. This is GER
tain. But the legislators will have
the satisfaction of having acted con-
scientiously, and most reasonable
people will credit them with honesty
of purpose.
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In connection with the above thank
those who have patronized the late firm
and solicit q continuance.
sc 81 d. MCKENZIE & co.
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MONDAY. NOV. IA, 1887.
IMPOSSIBLE TO PLEASE EVERY
BODY,

One of the impossible things in
this world is TO please everybody.
The best and greatest man who ever
lived could never do it. One of the
foolish things in this world is to try
to please everybody; because to at
tempt to do that which cannot be
done is foolish by reason of the i'm
possibility of accomplishment. To
try to please everybody is foolish,
too, because the effort invariably
ends in pleasing nobody. We all
remember the story of the school
books about the old man and his
donkey, and the misfortune which
terminated the old gentleman's
good-natured endeavors to please
the wishes of everyone he met. The
example of the philosopher is a
better one, when he resolved, 1st,
to try to please the dictates of right
and justice; End, to try to please
himself by the first endeavor; and,
Bra, to leave to others the task of
pleasing themselves.
The nations representatives now
in extra session assembled have
difficult duties to perform. They
were chosen by the peoples ballots
at time of national CONFUSION,
and distinctly for the purpose of
sitting and reforming the public
affairs of the kingdom. In pursu-
ance of this purpose they are now
assembled in council. The eyes of
the nation are intently fixed upon
them. A diversity of opinion is en-
tertained by their constituents upon
every question they have to deal
with. They are, out of the House,
met at street corners and elsewhere,
and fully instructed what to do,
only the instructions are so numerous
and diversified that if they attempt
to obey them all, they will be COM
PEELED to do a half dozen or more
contradictory things at every daily
session. They will have to vote on
both sides of every question that
comes up--to support and oppose
every bill. Do what they will, legis-
late how they may, they cannot
please everybody. Therefore, the
philosophers example, just now re-
ferred to, is their safest and best
guide. But here arises difficulty:
What is right, or what is the best to
do in the various matters the Legis-
lature is entrusted with? This is q
question not easily settled at all
times, and no doubt such is the ex-
perience of many of our legislators
at the present time. But they are
credited with the possession of
lair share of intelligence, common
sense and reason. Let them exer-
Else these gifts, and after having